OCCUPATION

Cinematographer

LANGUAGE

English

BORN

27 Jun, 1959 Ziębice, Poland

RESIDENCE

New York, New York, USA

Janusz Kamiński

Janusz Zygmunt Kamiński (born June 27, 1959) is a Polish cinematographer and director of film and television, who started his career in the United States. He rose to fame in the 1990s with his work on Schindler's List (1993). He has established a partnership with Steven Spielberg, working as a cinematographer on his movies since 1993. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan (1998). In recent years, Kamiński has also moved into the field of directing, first with the horror film Lost Souls, and later television series like The Event and The Divide.

In 2019, the American Society of Cinematographers included Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan, both shot by Kamiński, on the list of the best-photographed films of the 20th century.